The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-26


beet per week TO the hungry citizens of
orlando OF this amount, 1000 pounds are
sid ON Saturday. Three or four hundred
watermeleGs leave the market house be-
tween Monday morning and Saturday night.
Four hundred pounds of mutton satisfy the
popular appetite, but the amount Of beets
tomatoes and onions required to season the
mess is immense. Beets lead the other vege-
tables in popularity; tomatoes come next,
closely followed by onions and Irish po-
tatoeS
The legal difficulties pending between the
Marion Land and Improvement Company,
Of Belaeview, and J. Fl. FoSs, former gen
eTal manager of the company, have been
adjusted to the satisfaction of all parties
concerned. MIR. FoSs while manager OF the
conlpanv, did much to arouse widespread
interest in Bellevisw, and the matters in dis
pQte are 50 adjusted that the company is
promised the influence of Mr.. Foss in adj
vancing the interest of that promising town,
though he is TO have no official connection
with the company.
At Fernandina Harold Davenport, alias
Terry, one of the half-dozen gamblers who
have been making their headquarters in
that city for several weeks, hired the well
known pair of Avery's gray ponies and
carriage Thursday. He was last seen cross
ing the drawbridge to the mainland, and,
as ne left a board bill at the Egnont unpaid,
it is believed he has stolen the team and viii
dispose of it. or leave it at some railroad
station. kilograms have been sent i'll all
directions, and parties have also been sent
in pursuit, so that escape is almost impos-
sible.
A young son of r. A. Mills, of Chuluota,
while bathing in the lake a few days ago
discovered a stick on the sand bottom OF the
lake, and reaching his arm into the water
seized it for the purpose of throwing it upon
the bank. The stick proved to be a water
moccasin, however, and before the little
fellow could relax his hold the snake had
bitten him twice in the hand. The mother
put her mouth TO the wound and sucked out
the poison, and the little fellow was filled
up with whisky. The next morning he was
as well as ever. The hand swelled but little
and no after effects have appeared.
The 12-year-old son of A. n Chelf, of
Leesburg, was killed Thursday by a run
away horse. 1t appears that Mr.. Chelf and
his two little boys had driven up town, and
were returning home, and were just driving
through the gate when the horse became
frightened and unmanageahle for Owen,
who was driving, and rushed madly across
the orange grove, striking the fence on the
opposite side and overtarning the vehicle.
Owen was hurled against the fence, where
he was picked up and carried to the house
in an insensible condition, from which he
never revived. and died about o'clock.
The Board of Trade is receiving letters of
inquiry as TO tho business done in Palatka
and the surrounding country every day. A
letter was received quite recently from
gentleman in Newton. Kan, inQuiring
about the broom manufacture in Florida.
After looking UP the statistics of the bust
ness done in that line and the consumption
of brooms, il is found there were 1900
brooms used in the State in the last year,
and the greater portion of this article was
| shipped from the North. This Is as fire an
opportunity as could be asked for that line
| OF manufacture. They are continually
sending out statistics TO inquirers.
| 4 collection of sl4 was token UP in the
| Presbyterian Sunday Schnol at Orlando last
Sunday for the benefit of ThorIwell Or
| phanage, Clinton, s. C. These collections
are taken up sen1i-annuallv, and were first
suggested by j. E. Chapman, one of the
Sunday school teachers Thornwen Or
| phanage is supported by voluntary contri-
buttons, and IS now on a well established
| basis. When once received into this or
phanage, children become permanent wards
| Of the institution, and are securely provided
! for until they have attained a profession,
and reached the age of self reliance and in
| dependence, at which time they are provid-
| ed with renlnnerative employment suited to
| their abilities.
The verdict of the Circuit Court in the
| Jacksonville case of Townsend VS.. Jones
! Varnum & Co, has again been reversed by
the Supreme Court, verdict to that effect
having been handed down June Is. Tbs
case has been a remarkably hard fought one.
| 1t originated in the city election campaign
of 1883. Mr.. Townsend was candidate for
| City Assessor and sued the Times Union
| for expressions used in an article on the sew
| eral candidates for municipal honorS. He Sc
- Of Nrx- Of
| the Circuit Court for s., 500, but the iudg
ment was reversed in the Supreme Court on
! the ground that material evidence had been
| excluded. Before the case came on for trial
| again Mr.. Townsend died, and it was con-
tended by the counsel fS' the defendant that
under the statute this ended the case. Judge
| Baker ruled otherwise, and in the second
| trial q verdict was rendered against Jones
Varnum & Co for 81 500. This also was
| carried up on appeal, and the Supreme
| Court has again reversed the Judgment,
holding that the cause OF action died with
the plaintiff.
The following civil appointments have
been made during the week: Samuel H.
Willings. TO be Sheriff in and for Alachua
county; ]. p Perry. to be Clerk Of the Cir
! cult Court in and for Madison county: Os-
car 7. Stamford, TO be County Judge in
/ and for De Soto county; Robert Crawford,
/ TO be County Judge in and for Lee county /;
T. j. Shine, to be Clerk Circuit
| Court in and for Orange county; r. G.
Gibson TO he Clerk Circuit Court in and
| for Franklin county; G. P. Healy, TO be
| Sheriff in and for FoluSia county; Thomas
Y. Watts, TO be Sheriff in and for Wash
ington county, Henry ". EppeTson, TO be
Sheriff in and for Bradford county: James
Owens, 10 be Sheriff in aid for Liberiy
county; a. J. Wool, 10 be Tax Colsctor IN
AMI for Calhoun county; John II. Singleton,
10 be Tax ASSESSOR i; and for Monroe coun-
": James " Renfro, Thomas r. Brown,
James W. Bailey to he Notaries Public in
and for the State at large. Charles J. Cur
~. 10 be Notary Public in and for Monroe
county; John FoZaEyy, J. II. Kennedy
10 be County Commissioners in and
Z for Manatee county: l.. ;.
Owens 10 be County Commissioner in
and for GadSien county; John Finlayson,
20 be County Commissioner in and for lief
ferson county; !. VI. Stevens, TO be County
Commissioner in and for Levy county: G..
B. Marlborough, to Dc County Commissioner
in and for jackson county; F. A. Hendry,
w II. Towles, John Powell, T. J. Wilson.
Peter Nelson, 10 be County Commissioners
in and for Lee county; 5. T. Langford, NJ.
G.. Carlton. 10 be County Commissioners in
and for De Soto county; II. F. Dutton. J.
d. Matheson. 10 be members Of tine Beard
Of Education East Florida Seminary: J. II.
Ancrum. p. Houstoun, William Miller. 10
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